I like the Jack-o-lantern face on the can, with the clouds surrounding in the dead of night. It's a very fun can.Japanese cans all have what I assume are braille on the top, next to the captive pop tab. The other can I have from this brewery is also aesthetically pleasing, but I'm saving that one for a Wednesday, when I do the review you'll understand. So pop, nose, head, we've done this about forty times, you get the drill.
The beer exploded into life as soon as I opened the can and I could smell it immediately, a good omen wot wot. From the can, it has a floral, citrusy nose with some pine. But lets pour it into the super traditional Orion mug and see that head. It has a small, but stable head, and deep brownish orange color. It has a strong hoppy nose from the mug, I can't get enough of it, this is a fantastic smelling beer. This is a very hoppy beer, maybe a little too hoppy for anyone who is not an IPA aficionado. I realize I could have said connoisseur in that regard, but if you love IPA's, you know it goes beyond that. The taste starts out as overwhelming hopps, but subsides to grapefruity citrus and then pine to finish it off. It reminds me of Modus Hoperandi by Ska brewing (one of the finest IPA's you will find), if you need an American comparison.
My Father and I have been discussing Hymns on Facebook. We concur with each other that a great deal of modern Hymns ain't very good (I'm so glad everyone got off that "ain't isn't a word trip" it is a word, it's called a colloquialism). The problem with most of them isn't that the music is sappy, which most of them are in my opinion, it's that they lack spiritual depth. You look back to what I like to call "country hymns", simple hymns made for simple people, they don't have complicated lyrics like you're European hymns, but in very few words they convey very strong messages. Where as (as my father pointed out) you have the song "I am a friend of God" which has very few words and conveys nothing. I still maintain that Gospel is the only genre on Christian music that is still relevant when it comes to music or lyrics. Aside from a few notable exemptions, contemporary is just lack luster, desperate and empty. It's a shame you can't get a great deal of good Christian country songs, but that's a rant for another day and a larger beer. Just let me say that I hate the song "word of God speak", it's full of words and they're all stupid.
Overall, an good IPA. There ain't a great deal of them in Japan, but if you're stuck out here, look for this one out in town, you won't be disappointed. I officially give this beer my blurry seal of approval.
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